Div 12Property in and replacement of plates and documents

Division 12—Property in and replacement of plates and documents 71A—Property in plates and documents Number plates, trade plates and prescribed documents issued under this Act remain the property of the Crown. 71B—Replacement of plates and documents (1) If the Registrar is satisfied by statutory declaration or such other evidence as the Registrar may require that a number plate, trade plate or prescribed document issued in respect of a motor vehicle has been lost, stolen, damaged or destroyed, the Registrar may, on application made in a manner and form determined by the Minister and payment of the prescribed fee, issue, or authorise the issue of, a replacement number plate, trade plate or prescribed document. (1a) However, if a number plate has been seized by the Chief Recovery Officer under the Fines Enforcement and Debt Recovery Act 2017, a person may not make application for a replacement number plate unless the application is authorised in writing by the Chief Recovery Officer. (2) The person to whom a replacement plate or document is issued under subsection (1) must, if the original plate or document is found or recovered, return it to the Registrar.